Centre for Online Education - TS-3: Management in Tourism

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TS-3: Management in Tourism
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Swayam
Overview

Equip students with the fundamental knowledge and understanding necessary to pursue a career in tourism or further studies in the field

Duration	16 weeks
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Mode of learning	Online
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Credential	Certificate

TS-3: Management in Tourism
at
Swayam
Highlights

Earn a certificate from IGNOU
Learn from industry expert

TS-3: Management in Tourism
at
Swayam
Course details

Skills you will learn

Human resource management Financial Management Operations Operations management Marketing Statistics

Who should do this course?

Undergraduate and graduate students studying tourism management, hospitality management, travel services, or related fields
Professionals working in hotels, resorts, restaurants, and other hospitality establishments who want to broaden their understanding of the tourism industry

What are the course deliverables?

Gain knowledge about the different sectors and stakeholders that make up the tourism industry, including transportation providers, accommodation facilities, travel agencies, and destination management organizations
Develop an understanding of the social, economic, environmental, and cultural impacts of tourism on destinations
Gain awareness of the principles of sustainable tourism and their role in minimizing negative impacts and preserving destinations
Learn about various tourism products and services offered by the industry, such as accommodation packages, sightseeing tours, and transportation options
Develop basic skills to interpret tourism statistics and data related to tourist arrivals, travel trends, and economic indicators

More about this course

This course on Management in Tourism attempts to make the learners aware of Management concepts and principals as applicable in diverse operations of the tourism Industry
The aim is to familiarize our learners with managerial skills needed in this area

TS-3: Management in Tourism
at
Swayam
Curriculum

Week-1

Unit 1: Management: Concepts and functions

Unit 2: Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions

Week-2

Unit 3: Corporate Forms in Tourism

Unit 4: Management Issues In Tourism

Week-3

Unit 5: Understanding Organizations

Unit 6: Planning and Decision Making

Week-4

Unit 7: Organizing

Unit 8: Controlling

Week-5

Unit 9: Small Group Behavior

Unit 10: Interpersonal Behavior

Week-6

Unit 11: Inter-Group Behavior

Unit 12: Supervisory Behavior

Week-7

Unit 13: Human resource Management

Unit 14: Financial Management

Week-8

Unit 15: Operations Management

Unit 16: Marketing Management

Week-9

Unit 17: Information, Technology and management

Unit 18: Understanding Profit and Loss Statement

Week-10

Unit 19: Understanding Balance Sheet

Unit 20: Profitability Analysis

Week-11

Unit 21: Project formulation and appraisal

Unit 22: Tour Operators

Week-12

Unit 23: Travel Agencies

Unit 24: Hotels

Week-13

Unit 25: Public Relations

Unit 26: Food Services

Week-14

Unit 27: Tourist Transport

Unit 28: Airlines

Week-15

Unit 29: Airport

Unit 30: Convention Industry

Week-16

Unit 31: Planning Conventions

Unit 32: Management and Implementation of conventions

TS-3: Management in Tourism
at
Swayam
Faculty details

Dr. Sonia Sharma

Dr. Sonia Sharma is an alumnus of University of Jammu. She has done Masters in Tourism Management (MTM) from IGNOU & Ph.D in Tourism from University of Jammu. She has also qualified UGC-NET in Tourism. She has worked as Academic Consultant of Tourism & Hospitality Studies in Uttrakhand Open University, Haldwani from 2006 to 2008. She has been associated in designing the curriculum and development of study material for Bachelor in Tourism Studies & Hotel Management Programmes of Uttrakhand Open University. She was Director I/c of School of Tourism & Hospitality Services Sectoral Management (SOTHSSM), IGNOU from December 2008 to July 2012. She has to her credit several Research Papers. She has specialized in the field of Ecotourism, Sustainable tourism and destination planning.